Question

Name five articles and name which types of fibre is used

Answer 1

Plant fibres

Plant fibres include seed hairs, such as cotton; stem (or bast) fibres, such as flax and hemp;leaf fibres, such as sisal; and husk fibres, such as coconut.

Animal fibres

Animal fibres include wool, hair and secretions, such as silk.

abacaAbaca -Once a favoured source of rope, abaca shows promise as an energy-saving replacement for glass fibres in automobiles

coirCoir -A coarse, short fibre extracted from the outer shell of coconuts, coir is found in ropes, mattresses, brushes, geotextiles and automobile seats

cottonCotton -Pure cellulose, cotton is the world's most widely used natural fibre and still the undisputed "king" of the global textiles industry

flaxFlax -One of nature's strongest vegetable fibres, flax was also one of the first to be harvested, spun and woven into textiles

hempHemp -Recent advances in the "cottonization" of hemp fibre could open the door to the high quality clothing market

juteJute -The strong threads made from jute fibre are used worldwide in sackcloth - and help sustain the livelihoods of millions of small farmers

ramieRamie - Ramie fibre is white, with a silky lustre, and is one of the strongest natural fibres, similar to flax in absorbency and density

sisalSisal -Too coarse for clothing, sisal is replacing glass fibres in composite materials used to make cars and furniture

alpacaAlpaca wool -Alpaca is used to make high-end luxury fabrics, with world production estimated at around 5 000 tonnes a year

angoraAngora wool -The silky white wool of the Angora rabbit is very fine and soft, and used in high quality knitwear

camelCamel hair -The best fibre is found on the Bactrian camels of Mongolia and Inner Mongolia, and baby camel hair is the finest and softest

Answer 2

There are natural and artificial fibre’s Natural fibres are cotton silk,wool artificial fibres are nylon,polyester,rayon(semi synthetic fibre etc)